The MOT test is an annual test of vehicle safety, roadworthiness aspects and exhaust emissions required in the United Kingdom for most vehicles over three years old. In Northern Ireland the equivalent requirement applies after four years. The requirement does not apply to vehicles used only on various small islands with no convenient connection "to a road in any part of Great Britain"; no similar exemption is listed at the beginning of 2014 for Northern Ireland, which has a single inhabited island, Rathlin. The MOT test was first introduced in 1960 as a few basic tests of a vehicle and now covers twenty different parts or systems on or in the vehicle.
A Land Rover has its chassis inspected as part of its MOT. The vehicle structure is among many of the points covered in a MOT test.
Automotive safety is the study and practice of automotive design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimize the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions involving motor vehicles. Road traffic safety more broadly includes roadway design.
Crash testing is one of the components of automotive safety.
Passive safety devices being put to the test in a Mazda CX-5 crossover
Ferrari F430 steering wheel with airbag
1974 Mini Clubman Experimental Safety Vehicle featuring a "pedestrian-friendly" front end